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The study aims to investigate how academic engagement influences management graduate students' perceived employability, mediated by career engagement and moderated by employability orientation.

April 25, 2026Australian Journal of Career Development

Academic and Career Engagement for Employability - Towards a Moderated Mediation Model

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PNP. M. Nimmi BHBeatrice I. J. M. Van der Heijden AKA. S. KuttyDel Mar College

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Randomized trial explores how academic and career engagement affects perceived employability in management students, indicating significant implications for business education.

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The study aims to investigate how academic engagement influences management graduate students' perceived employability, mediated by career engagement and moderated by employability orientation.
Two-wave quantitative survey conducted with management graduate students (N=231 in Wave 1, N=148 in Wave 2) with a one-year time lag.
Analysis of direct and mediated relationships between academic engagement, career engagement, and perceived employability.
Increased academic engagement is positively correlated with higher perceived employability (p<0.05).
Career engagement mediates the relationship between academic engagement and perceived employability, enhancing this effect.
Employability orientation moderates the strength of these relationships, suggesting that personal career goals influence the outcomes.

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Nimmi et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ec5b2388ba6daa22dacbab https://doi.org/10.1177/10384162261426966

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Randomized trial explores how academic and career engagement affects perceived employability in management students, indicating significant implications for business education.

Academic and Career Engagement for Employability - Towards a Moderated Mediation Model

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Academic and Career Engagement for Employability - Towards a Moderated Mediation Model

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